Stem-winding watch.



PATBNTED MAR. 15, 1904.

vA. ANZELEWITZ. STEM WINDING WATCH.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 11, 1903.

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A. ANZBLEWITZ.

STEM WINDING WATCH.

APPLICATION FILED APR.11, 1903.

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` No. 754,407. PATENTBD MAR. 15, 1904. v vA. ANZBLBWITZ.

STEM WINDING WATCH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11. 1903. No MDBL. a SHEETS-snm a.

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Patented March 15, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

ABRAHAM ANZELEVITZ, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

STEM-WINDING WATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 754,407, dated March15, 1904.

Application led April 11, 1903.

To all whom z5 may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM ANZELEWTTZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manhattan borough, New York city, in the county and State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stem-findingWatches, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a stem-winding watch or to mechanism enabling'a stein-winding feature to be readily applied to a watch; and theinvention,1'esides in the novel construction set forth in the followingspecification and claims, and illustrated in the annexed drawings, inwhichd Figure 1` shows a stem-winding watch embodying the features ofthis invention and with the parts in r winding position or with the stempushed or snapped inward, as is usual when the watch is being carriedinl the pocket. Fig. 2 is a section along w m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rearview of Fig. 1. Fig. 4l shows a lever. Fig. 5 shows a carrier orshifter. Fig. 6 shows the parts of Fig. 1 in setting position or withthe stem pulled or snapped outward. Fig. 7 shows the watch-movement outof the case, as for cleaning' or repairing, and the mechanism in windingposition. Fig. 8 is a section along y y, Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a sectionalong .a e, Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is an edge view of Fig. 7. Fig. 11 shows ablock or bridge piece withl guides. Fig. 12 shows a modification withparts in winding position. Fig. 13 is a view like Fig. 12, the partsbeing in setting position. Fig. 14 shows the parts out of the case.Figs. 15 and 16 show details.

The case of the watch is shown at a. The button b has stem c, which isrotatable and can be snapped in and out for the winding or settingpositions. The stem engages the winding pinion or arbor CZ, engagingpinion or gear e of the winding and setting mechanism, (shown in form ofa yoke f with w.nding and setting gears g and 72..) The spring z' has atendency to normally hold the parts in winding position or with the gearg in mesh and gear 7L running idle. As the gear-setting lever'/U1 isshifted by the carrier j' to one position or another, the change fromwinding to setting or the reverse is secured. A conven- Serial No.152,201. (No model.)

ient form of carrier is approximately U- shaped or with two branches,one of which carries the fulcrum p of lever and the other of whichcontacts with or is actuated by the stem. One branch of the carrier isshown of reduced diameter, so as to pass through the pinion or arbor (Zto Contact with the stem o, which slides or extends into the pinion andimparts rotation thereto. The other branch of the carrier can be thickerand is shown with aflat portion or face adapted to sit against or slidein and out on movement plate m.

The block or bridge piece a is shown with suitable bearings or seats,and when secured to the movement-plate the carrier can slide or shiftand the pinion d or its arbor can rotate between such block and plate.

The spring 0, Fig. 3, acts upon the carrier or shifter j to move thesame outward or follow the stem when snapped outward, while the inwardsnap of the stem slides or forces the carrier inward.

As already noted, the fulcrum or pivot p of the lever 7c is shiftable ormoves in and out with the carrier j. The guides or pins q and f1 serveto impart a swing to the lever or cause the latter to turn on itsfulcrum or its free end to move laterally as the fulcrum is shifted. Inother words, the lever has four movements, a bodily movement as thefulcrum movesv and also a swing or back-and-forth movement on the pivotor fulcrum. /Vhen the stem is moved out, the fulcrum shifts to carry thelever to guide pin q and swing the lever to the yoke or gears to shiftthe setting-gear into action, as shown in Fig. 6. On forcing the steminward the fulcrum is shifted to carry the le; ver against the guide-pinfr and swingthelever into position for the spring vl to move the partsto normal or winding position, Fig. 1.

As seen in Fig. il, the lever is shaped to make the proper contact withthe guide-pin as the fulcrum is shifted. The under part of the lever hasa oam or inclined out or shoulder which in contact with or on slidingalong pin fr swings the lever to one side. The lever portion forcontacting with pin q can be formed as a shoulder or enlargement k,while the cam or curve is indicated at 7a2, Fig. 4t.

The pins q fr could be iixed or riveted to the movement-plate or carriedby the block-piece a. In the latter case the plate need only be cut orbored sufliciently for the pins to project therethrough.

The construction shown has been found to work easily and satisfactorily.The carrier being made to shift or slide rectilinearly and move or shiftthe lever-fulcrum in a direction parallel to or corresponding' to thestem, the movements of the latter being communicated to the carrier willshift the fulcrum, as described, and the fixed guides cause the lever toswing on the shifting fulcrum.

The bridge or bearing piece n, with its parts CZ and ,7' and guides q r,can be used to convert a Watch of any construction from so-calledlever-set to pendant-set. This bridge-piece being screwed or secured tothe movement-plate, the carrier or shifter j is in position to contactwith or be actuated by stem c when the works are put in the case. Thenout of the case, as seen in Fig. 7, the carrier is free from restraintand is moved out sufficiently to carry the lever 7c into position toallow the mechanism to move to its normal or winding position. v

Of course the invention is not confined to the conversion of lever-setinto pendant-set devices; but it has been found useful for such purpose.

The above invention can be readily applied to any construction of watchor timepiece and applied in connection with any stem.

1n Fig. l the winding and setting' mechanism fg L is shown in so-calledyoke form; but manifestly the invention includes other mechanism, suchas the well-known sliding pinion j, Fig. l2, with winding-teeth g andsettingteeth la. The slide or carrier j", as before, extends intocontact with a stem L or arbor, and when the carrier is pressed inwardthe lever 7'; is swung so as to clear the second lever f for spring z'to move the winding-gear j into engagement. On snapping' the stemoutward and causing lever to move the parts f and f' inward thewinding-teeth g are moved clear or to idle position and thesetting-teeth L come into mesh.

The carrier y'is given any suitable form as required-for example, a Ushape, as seen in Fig. 5, or an L shape or an;T other shape, Figs. l5and 16, as required-according to the movement. The lever is suitablyfulcrumed to the carrier or connected at such point as required.

The carrier j" in Figs. l5 and 16 is shown with a part j", adapted tocontact with the arbor or stem.

The plate m being suitably slotted allows the fulcrum p to extendtherethrough to connect the lever /t and carrier j, located opposite toone another or on opposite sides of plate m.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A stem-winding watch having a gearsetting lever, and a carrier madeto carry and shift the lever and actuating mechanism for the carrier tocause the latter to impart motion to the lever. f

2. A stem-winding' watch having a gearsetting lever with shiftablefulcrum on which said lever turns, and mechanism outside the lever forshifting the fulcrum.

3. A stem-winding watch with a gear-setting lever having four movements,a shiftable fulcrum on which said lever turns and actuating mechanismfor causing said lever to move automatically as said mechanism isactuated.

4;. A stem-winding watch having a stem and a gear-setting leveroscillating on and having its fulcrum shiftable in direction parallel tothe stem.

5. A stein-winding' watch having a gearsetting lever oscillating on ashiftable fulcrum and guides for the lever placed in the path thereof soas to cause the lever to swing on the fulcrum as the latter is shifted.

6. A stem-winding watch having a gearsetting lever withshiftablefulcrum, means independent of the lever for shifting thefulcrum, and liXed guide for causing the lever to swing on the fulcrumas the latter is shifted.

7. A stem-winding watch having a gearsetting lever with shiftablefulcrum and guides for the lever, said lever having a shoulder and faceportion for contacting with one or another of the guides to swing thelever on the fulcrum as the latter is shifted.

8. A stem-winding watch having a winding and setting mechanism normallyin winding' position, a lever for actuating said mechanism, a carrier,and a shiftable fulcrum for the lever, said fulcrum beingI mounted onthe carrier and said lever and carrier being located opposite to oneanother.

9. A stem-winding watch having a shiftable carrier in contact with thestem or arbor, and a lever fulcrumed on said carrier and bodily movabletherewith, said lever oscillating on said fulcrum.

l0. A stem-winding watch having a bridge or bearing piece and a windingpinion or arbor, a carrier in said bridge or bearing, a lever mounted onsaid carrier, and a guide for the lever, so that as the carrier is movedthe guide forces the lever into position to shift the parts.

ll. A bridge having bearings, a winding' arbor or pinion in one of thebearings, a carrier in another bearing, a lever connected to thecarrier, and guides for the lever, said parts being adapted to beattached to a stemwinding watch plate or movement, so as to allow achange from lever-set to pendant-set.

l2. A stem winding and setting watch having a gear-setting lever, acarrier and a guide for the lever, and a stem or arbor for actuating'the carrier, said parts being' so arranged that upon the stem beingmoved away from IIO the carrier the guide Jforces the lever to shift theparts, and upon the stem being moved farther from the carrier, the levermoves clear of the Winding and setting mechanism.

13. A stem-Winding Watch having a stem, a carrier, a spring for holdingthe carrier against the stem, and a lever Jfor moving the Winding andsetting mechanism, said lever having its ulcrum mounted on the carrierso as to be normally moved outward by said carrier and spring.

14:. A stem-Winding Watch having a slotted movement-plate m, a carrierat one side of the plate, and a lever at the other side of the plate andhaving its fulcrum extended through the slot and connected to thecarrier so as to be moved When the carrier is shifted.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

ABRAHAM ANZELEWITZ.

Vitnesses:

CHAs. E. PoENsGEN, E. F. KAs'rnNI-IUBER.

